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Turnout rates for the Indigenous Inhabitant Representative (IIR) elections in the 2003 Village Representative Elections which began at 12 noon today (August 3) are set out according to the respective Rural Committees as follows (as at 5 pm):

Rural Committee (Village)                Turnout rate (%)


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Sha Tau Kok District                             48.41 


(Wu Kau Tang,


Yim Tso Ha and Pok Tau Ha)




Tsuen Wan                                        58.32


(Kwan Mun Hau, Shek Pik San Tsuen,


Tsing Lung Tau)




Shap Pat Heung                                   59.00


(Sham Chung, Shan Pui,


Yeung Uk Tsuen)


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                                   Total:        57.93

End/Sunday, August 3, 2003

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